The USB-C battery pack has arrived; let the testing begin! At first glance it looks like the battery pack is working great. I had the machine fully running on battery power. However, there are some issues… The battery is supposed to switch on automatically when a load is attached via one of the two USB-C […]
Yes, another ZitaFTP Server update has just been released, and it’s almost a milestone. More about that later. Here’s what’s new: The server settings can now be edited via the UI Security/encryption settings also have a UI page You can even tweak the UI’s own little HTTP server In short, the UI can now edit […]
The original DIY laptop design used a small UPS with a home-made lithium ion battery pack. This works, but has a potential safety issue. There’s no way to guarantee that the batteries you buy are authentic and of high quality without doing your own testing. Poorly made counterfeits could spontaneously ignite or explode, and that […]
ZitaFTP Server v1.19 has just been released. It brings us a step closer to dropping the “pre-release” label with the following updates:Overwriting a file wasn’t truncating it back to 0 (i.e., overwriting with a smaller file wouldn’t change the file size). FIXED Now starts the GUI on-demand if the port number is 0 (i.e., the […]
I want to upgrade my DIY laptop’s LCD screen, because I’ve found a bigger keyboard (more about that one later). Plus, I want a true 24-bit colour LCD panel. The current 14″ panel is 18-bit, and I can see banding where there should be smooth gradients. In brief, here’s a list of the specifications that […]
It’s important that the DIY laptop I’m designing has enough cooling, or it’ll fry itself. So, I’m building a temperature logger that will be able to monitor the temperature in multiple locations. It’s a side project of a side project…The video above shows me getting the first temperature sensor up and running with an Arduino […]
Yes, it’s back. The DIY Mini-ITX Laptop project has been restarted. I’m aiming to finish it this year. Watch the video above for more…Get Updates Before Everyone ElseThose who signed up to the laptop project’s mailing list got to see this video early, before you read about it here. Want to receive the latest before […]
I’m pleased to announce that the next version of ZitaFTP Server for AmigaOS is now available to download. Here’s a quick summary of what’s new in v1.18: The quick configuration wizard now has a logging settings page (which I forgot in the previous version) The main UI also has a logging settings page Various bug-fixes […]
Almost all modern GPUs use the Single-Instruction Multiple-Thread (SIMT) architecture. With SIMT a group of threads (or wavefront) execute the same instruction in lock-step. Apart from making it a pain to program, it also means that when threads execute different code paths (e.g., if/else), the GPU must execute each branch one-by-one instead of simultaneously. This […]
ERROR A new ZitaFTP Server update is available. It fixes a bug that literally prevents completely new users from trying it out. Here’s what went wrong…I thought I’d tested it thoroughly, testing both upgrading an existing installation and installing a new one. I tested the wizard in each case. Everything looked good, so ZitaFTP Server […]
